I've already commented on this, just wanted to add: This cover takes on an entirely different meaning than the original. Coldplay's original is a declaration of love. Sara's is almost like a plea; a confession. She seems to be saying "I love you, I bleed for you, love me too". It's heart-wrenching. So wonderful.

@saraadams9518

3 жыл бұрын

agree, 1000%. She, as cheesy as it sounds, "made it her own"; in the truest sense of the word.

@arielespadas

Жыл бұрын

To me Coldplay’s is a song about being in love and Sara’s is about mourning a love. Personally.

@beltsazar4689

9 ай бұрын

very well put

2023 and im still hoping she'll record this

The fact that she can play such a simple piano chord(s) throughout the whole song and make it that emotional is a testament to both the song and her artist talent.

@saraadams9518

3 жыл бұрын

bc her voice is truly her instrument ;)

Coldplay is my favorite band. I love them. Own every song they've ever recorded and all live albums. I don't consider this to be someone trying to make something "better." Sara is just adding something to the song like the artist that she is. There is something heartbreaking in this version; something raw and beautiful. I love this. I love it so much. Its respect any time someone covers someone else's songs. She is doing nothing but tipping the cap to Chris and Coldplay.

@olliojenarter

9 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%! She puts something so very precious into every cover she does. More of an interpretation than a cover really.

@hlgjazz

7 жыл бұрын

YES 100% AGREE this gives me shivers

@michaelb9619

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if she knows how amazingly talented she is?

@vk2461

4 жыл бұрын

Chris wouldn't mind. He said "it" can be whatever you'd like, when it comes to music (when James Corden messed up the lyrics to Viva la Vida).

She needs to record this, man. I want to listen to it all the time for the rest of my life.

@saraadams9518

4 жыл бұрын

I assure you, all of her covers are this good or better.

Both this rendition and Coldplay's deserve too much respect, there is no need to compare. Hats off to Coldplay for giving us a beautiful song, and to Sara for giving us an equally beautiful rendition.

@JB-jj1vy

5 жыл бұрын

Is there anything this woman cannot do musically? Thankyou Sara for making me want to carry on...your music makes the world a better place! #1fan from San Diego

She plays about 3 basic chords and captures an audiences complete attention for 5 minutes...Now that's talent.

@piglet2548

Жыл бұрын

you dont need fancy chords!!

@seanbear69

11 ай бұрын

yeah nah, i just learnt the chords, there's 16 of them @@piglet2548

@aljphotography777

6 ай бұрын

Because her voice is the most beautiful instrument…a veritable orchestra.

Sara is FANTASTIC! ... I just wish she did more covers like this and Yellow Brick Road. I love this whole cover start to finish, but at 1:50 where the "I love you soooooo" comes in just sends chills up/down my arms ... what a voice!!

@imapumpkin1

8 жыл бұрын

WOW , spot on bro

@brianzaborowski2724

8 жыл бұрын

+imapumpkin1 Thanks, I hope you listened to it on more than just laptop speakers. You HAVE to hear her do this and Yellow Brick Road cranked in surround to truly appreciate how beautiful her voice really is. I could listen to her all day, but the only problem is she doesn't do enough covers, I like some of her own songs but not crazy about all of them. Happy Easter!

@stevenmorgenthaler1593

8 жыл бұрын

Check out her cover of the Otis Redding soul classic, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay! She does a terrific job on that one too!

@brianzaborowski2724

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! ... never saw that one and just watched a couple different versions. Very good!

@malindatodd4548

6 жыл бұрын

I rarely have tears spring from my eyes unexpectedly. That one got me.

I can't help but fall in love with her. She's definitely the most talented person I've ever seen or heard.

Love when she throws her head back, closes her eyes and just lets go--like a wolf howling at the moon--feels like a force of nature.

When an artist covers a song, they reinterpret it and make it their own. Often, it doesn't end up sounding as good as the original. But Sara was able to take a beautiful, amazing song and play it in a totally different way that is somehow still just as beautifully emotional. One of my favorite covers of any song, ever.

“To make a song your own” is the greatest feat an artist could achieve with a cover. I couldn’t think of anyone that does this better than Sara. She is so dynamic in terms of both energy and complexity, and her compositional choices are always spot-on. As an aspiring musician, I feel she is a great reminder to never become complacent with my level of accomplishment. There is always space for improvement, we are capable of such remarkable things.

@saraadams9518

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!

The original is catchy, but this cover is completely heartbreaking.

@kakiokita

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Nye the piano accompaniment and the singing? How does the song make you feel?

@kakiokita

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Nye I mean, does she sound particularly exultant or joyous in this song? Expressing a love that’s passed, or troubled, or unrequited and yearned for can be felt as a sadness.

This song came out the year my aunt died. We were so close. I remember listening to it late at night as I drove home from the hospice. This version really gets the emotion of that summer.

I almost felt like I shouldn’t be watching someone this emotionally open and raw without hugging them

She is soul singing , the lyrics are touching her soul at this point in her life as music is meant to do.we are privileged that she is willing to be this raw and record it for us.I felt like this after 20 yrs with someone but the fact that she shares those emotions with the world wow.

The emotion that she portrays through her voice is insane. Hands down my favorite female vocalist!

2023 and I'm still here. This version is just so perfect

This is where my heart is at right now, and I feel like I'll never come back from it.

@Jessica616ify

8 жыл бұрын

+TheBethanyFae Did you come back?

@jjlanotte

8 жыл бұрын

+Jessica616ify no, she dead.....:(

@BethanyFae

8 жыл бұрын

I am fine! Life took a really hopeful, positive turn after this. Thank you for asking though!

@Luckycat8

5 жыл бұрын

Oh you’ll come back, better than ever before.

12 June 2019. Still one of the most beautiful things I've come across.

two years later and still hauntingly beautiful.

@bufosp

4 жыл бұрын

9 years later and it's still hauntingly beautiful

I broke up with my fiance the day before yesterday, and had to tell him never to contact me again yesterday... I didn't cry about it - I felt good about it! He was emotionally abusive. I just listened to this song and all of the sudden I started crying harder than I have in over 6 years.

@danreinforever

10 жыл бұрын

So happy for you. Youll get over him, not soon, but eventually you will. Look forward to that day :) Cheers!

@mysticsmb

10 жыл бұрын

There is something so emotionally cathartic about Sara's version of this--I'm not surprised you cried. Hopefully it was good for you and will help you move forward.

@sineadcronin6998

5 жыл бұрын

Hi👋 I'm reading your comment 4byears later... How's life now?xx

@BigBeautifulCountry

5 жыл бұрын

There is a song about crying. By Don Maclean. But Sara's version can make you cry even if you don't have an abused past. There is something in her voice that simply melts the soul and triggers a connection to emotions buried in our eyes.

That's the whole point--the repetition of the chords builds incredible tension--that her voice eventually frees us from.

Included this version of "Yellow" in my wedding procession! I love Coldplay's original, and this version just made it more romantic for me. I've been waiting years for her to record this!

i love how she rearranged it, she's not just an incredible vocalist and songwriter, her knowledge and application of music theory are there, too, she took this song and made it a completely new and different song without making it unrecognizable or changing a word... i love her interpretation of this...

I've listened to a lot of music. That is one of the best covers I have ever heard. She made one of the most famous songs of the last 20 years completely her own. And I only know one Sara bareilles song. That's gonna have to change.

@NathanFromPA

6 жыл бұрын

Checkout her cover of Chandelier by Sia (find a live recording). Once Upon Another Time, Satellite Call, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover), Between the Lines, and Gravity (if you haven't heard that one). She has a beautiful way of making songs her own and I love the stories she tells as a songwriter.

@davidkerr6572

5 жыл бұрын

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is one of the best covers I’ve ever heard! Even Elton gave her props for it!

@willritter4076

5 жыл бұрын

Sara B's originals from her first 3 albums are amazing, but in general i do not care for her interpretations of covers. If you look around KZread you'll find that she has butchered quite a few classics. Most notably Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

@jonnodc

4 жыл бұрын

@@willritter4076 Going to have to disagree with that one! Her cover of goodbye yellow brick road is the best cover of any song I have heard, ever. Every few months I'll go back and watch it, and get chills every time. If you're a fan of the original, then it's a bit different. But imo it's perfect.

@saraadams9518

3 жыл бұрын

God, isn't that the truth; the understated truth.

I also love how she has changed the key and the placement of the chords making it completely her own.

@saraadams9518

4 жыл бұрын

she is so gifted in that regard!

@muchacho56

4 жыл бұрын

Oh I see... when I first read your comment I thought you were saying that she changed key during the presentation of song. She did not, but I think you are saying that the key in which she is presenting the song here is a different key then the one recorded by Coldplay...

My dear yellow friend, if you'r reading this, just know how important you are.

@rebeccayasha6405

7 жыл бұрын

You just made my day. Thanks.

@christiesharp2760

7 жыл бұрын

PiaFiona thank you. :))

@myja100

7 жыл бұрын

PiaFiona

@stillfangirlingtoday1468

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you... ):)

@dougtalllarico3060

6 жыл бұрын

thank you

I have listened to this song since I was in highschool. It was there for me in treatment after I tried to commit suicide. It portrayed my pain when I cried in bed after my family members did scary things to me. It gave me comfort when I left my childhood home and gave me rest on nights when my mind was torn apart by nightmares of the past. It was a friend when I spent lonely nights in different foster homes. The amount of love and pain in this song will stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you Sara, for getting me through everything with just a melody.

Loved this cover! Bc it's a completely different perspective from the original Coldplay song. She makes it completely different, although the Coldplay version is perfect this one is too. It's magnificent how she can make it sound so different yet amazing. Coldplay and Sara should do a duet

the quality within this womans voice is unbeatable

@JB-jj1vy

5 жыл бұрын

Sara is the best! Her music has been with me in every stage of my life-giving me hope and faith that we are here for a reason...iam her number 1 fan and when she hit broadway, she hit it out of the park THANKYOU SARA for EVERYTHING you do!

You can feel what she felt when she sang this. I'm in love with it.

This is the only version i ever want

she should do a cover album!!

@truenorthherbals4306

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Like the Shawn Colvin covergirl album!

Damn. It has been years since I last saw this. I’m glad I was able to revisit it again.

She just left her soul on the stage...fearless & vulnerable. 💘

This brings me to the verge of tears, every time--it is pure DRAMA!

Omg! How have I not heard this until now? That was amazing...

for years I've been listening to this more than the original

I love this song, I appreciate her songs and her voice in general, this version is just too beautiful. I definitely wish I had discovered it sooner.

I love Coldplay. But this Sara's version... Omg... 2020 and I'm still crying every time I hear this. Is so heartbreaking... so painful

this makes me want to puke and cry for days, thats how good she is oh my god sara

@heckinfungus

9 жыл бұрын

So true DX

@FlaviaBarrera

8 жыл бұрын

+Patricia Ramos love & love

@POWERWING1

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more

This woman is just brilliant! We are lucky to have her, and that her family gave her a safe place to be so brilliant!

Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, and now, Sara Bareilles. AMAZING!

I don't understand how people can NOT like this. It's her own interpretation of an amazing song and she sounds incredible! She's amazing, just plain amazing.

Most moving rendition I have ever heard. Brilliant!

3 seconds and this woman is making me cry oh lord

this is a piece of art

is that the ocean o no wait it's my tears

@olsn4926

8 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA. So cute

And this is the kind of music that sadly people don´t apreciate anymore...

@annabulle

7 жыл бұрын

We do! :)

@merilackie2145

7 жыл бұрын

what are you talking about

@sleazybtd

7 жыл бұрын

She's talking about the tastes of today's audiences. Today, people like the fast food version of music; the mass-produced, flashy stuff created specifically for the lowest common denominator. The music of people like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry get all the attention, and while they are good in their own right, lack the passion and lyrical genius of songs by Sara Barielles. Such songs are cast by the wayside by today's audiences, as evidenced by the fact that Sara has been flying under the radar of recognition for over a decade.

@mariosylvie2694

7 жыл бұрын

Diana Marina Torres Alonso

@mattgoldberg4335

6 жыл бұрын

Mostly agree, and I do think Sara B may be the most talented singer/songwriter (and "cover-er") of her generation. I do think Taylor Swift has shown that she can write lyrics with some depth, and she does have a knack for cranking out one hit after another. Katy Perry? all flash and hype, and no depth...whatsoever.

I feel this to my core. She is a true artist in every sense of the word.

Sara Bareilles is a wonderfull woman. What for a voice. Love Greetings from Germany

Sara always gives me the feels. She's definitely one of the best

"I swam across, I jumped across for you" The way Miss Bareilles sings those lines at the 2:22 mark.... just WOW. I could listen to that all day.

I've never seen this cover before! Incredible. All the feels. Great random KZread suggestion for a Monday.

Coldplay is my favorite band, but i honestly like her version better

im an all time coldplay fan....and an all time sara fan. i never thought it was possible to turn yellow into something like this.............. the original touched me and so did this............thank you both for this beautiful song

Play the Coldplay version when your relationship could not be better. Play this version when you have to say goodbye to the love of your life.

This makes me sad and happy at the same time.

I can't even begin to explain the feels.

her voice is so beautiful. This is one of the most amazing covers I've ever heard. Sara is so underrated.. she deserves a lot more attention and recognition than what she's actually getting.

I love the original more than Sara's but I can't simply hate this cover. It's a reinterpretation and it's a lovable reinterpretation.

I Love Sara's Coldplay cover version of this song. She takes it to a whole new level and even though Video is poor..her voice is amazing, which is usual:)

Sara is absolutely inspirational, a beautiful soul with an overwhelming talent!!! I adore hsr!!!

Damn ! Ive heard a many of versions of this song, but I'll never forget your voice

this is one of my fave song and how she owns it gives justice to the song. .

Everything she sings she sings with such heart such soul

Look at the stars? Look this star! What beautiful and great presentation... I'm in love. So, please, continue singing ;D

That is what "cover" means. She maded it herself.

Really love this version.

This is such a masterpiece!!! Thank you for making a cover of this Sara!

Sara Bareilles is perhaps the only popular artist that I would bet money on her not selling out. Love her new album; you can tell she's not just changing for expectations, she is simply evolving her music. I'm a huge fan of her voice.

I love her rendition even more than the original

i always wonder how she can make such a big 'noise', such a great music with her single piano and her voice... i love her!!!

Look at the stars, Look how they shine for you, And everything you do, Yeah they were all yellow, I came along I wrote a song for you And all the things you do And it was called yellow So then I took my turn Oh what a thing to have done And it was all yellow Your skin Oh yeah your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful You know you know I love you so You know I love you so I swam across I jumped across for you Oh what a thing to do Cause you were all yellow I drew a line I drew a line for you Oh what a thing to do And it was all yellow Your skin Oh yeah your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful You know for you I'd bleed myself dry For you I'd bleed myself dry It's true look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for... Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine Look at the stars look how they shine for you And all the things that you do

Sara's voice is otherworldly...

I just cried listening to this beautiful performance ❤…wow wow her voice is so special

I am dead. She never ceases to floor me. MP3? I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE.

This cover is just gorgeous...

saw her perform this last night. it was the quietest concert i had ever been to when she played this people were trying their hardest not to breath and jsut listen to her sing. it was glorious. listening to this live felt like there was a posibility for peace in the world.

I absolutely love Sara, her voice is just so beautiful and refreshing.

*Hits play. Immediately starts sobbing--*

this is the best cover of this song

this woman can sing i seen a few of her cover what an amazing voice i love how you did this cover Sara thank you for sharing

This is absolutely beautiful

Can't say that i can't get enough of this!!!hope to see you perform LIVE one day sara ! :)

simply divine!!!!

Thank you for making this your very Own! Beautiful

She makes me wish that I could play the piano. She is AMAZING! What's better than that she seems REAL.

... every time she covers a song it always sounds like it's her own song....she is my favorite singer.... every time she sings its all full of emotions....

Love to hear Sara make this song her own. It's a testament to masterful musicanship and highlights how well written this song is in its ability to stand up even when the music gets turned on its head.

Every time Sarah picks up another Artist song she simply makes it her own and thats both an Art and a Talent. Class upon class!

The girl is gorgeous. The voice is golden.

Whoa. Took my breath away... love it when artists hit me there...

Marvelous, marvelous. I want to cry. One of the most brilliant covers I've heard.

the original and the acoustic version from Coldplay are amazing. I really love the song. But this is a super cover. I had goosebumps the whole time. The first time I heard it, it was live in the HMH and I loved it. Almost cried ;-)

Oh man.... 3:12. That Sara sound! I just cant

Her voice is painfully beautiful

Every time she sings I can feel the power she's got n the feeling inside her that's amazing to know someone through only her voice!

When I die.. can you please sing this at my funeral?

@user-oo3zg4hf7o

8 жыл бұрын

i would

@almabrooks5177

7 жыл бұрын

Northstar_004 yep. You still alive?